Spotlight on Ohio Research & Innovation News

Examining the viability of autonomous vehicles in rural settings, the Rural Automated Driving Systems (ADS) project, a collaboration between DriveOhio, the Department of Transportation and Ohio University, collected data on the performance of self-driving cars in less populated areas, where infrastructure can differ greatly from urban environments.

Victoria Heasley, MD, assistant professor in the Colleges of Medicine and Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati and a UC Health physician, helped cofound The Bridge Adaptive Sports and Recreation, a nonprofit that serves as a hub to increase awareness and promote opportunity for individuals to participate in adaptive sports and helped launch UC’s Adaptive Athletics program

A new alliance with The Ohio State University will offer all clients advanced artificial intelligence resources for high performance computing...The additional graphics processing units on the Ascend cluster also will help accommodate the growing number of Ohio Supercomputer Center clients using the HPC clusters for artificial intelligence and machine learning work.  

The merging of artificial intelligence and interactive technology has birthed "Lucy," an AI avatar tool designed to enhance engagements with the tech transfer team at the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub.  Developed in collaboration with locally based Kinetic Vision, one of the premier product and technology development companies in the United States, Lucy embodies a pioneering approach to AI communication that will streamline inquiries about patents and licensing.

The University of Akron hosted the grand opening and ribbon-cutting of the Timken Foundation Center for Precision Manufacturing, a cooperative where industry members define their research and workforce needs, and the center addresses these needs through collaborative research, technological innovations and workforce training.

The Greater West Dayton Incubator, created in partnership with the Greater West Dayton community leaders and the University of Dayton, aims to create a more inclusive economy by providing access to working space, consulting, training, capital, and other resources.

A team of chemistry and physics researchers at The Ohio State University has received a $12 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the operation, maintenance and expansion of the NSF National Extreme Ultrafast Science Facility (NSF NeXUS) for the next five years.

The Ohio Cyber Range Institute at the University of Cincinnati is a statewide, collaborative network that supports cybersecurity programs across Ohio. The institute’s goal is to advance an integrated approach to cybersecurity education, workforce and economic development in cyber-related fields throughout the state.

With more industries using artificial intelligence (AI) to solve an array of research and technical problems, professionals with AI expertise are in high demand. To help address this workforce need, in 2021 Kent State University launched a new master’s degree in AI through its Department of Computer Science.

"Akron's history in polymer innovation goes back more than 100 years, and now, the Greater Akron Polymer Innovation Hub will lead this industry into the future, bringing tremendous economic growth to the area, thousands of jobs, and millions in new revenue and investments," announced Ohio Governor MIke DeWine.